Kassow v. Integrity Trust Co.

Finletter, P. J.,

Plaintiff is a depositor with defendant bank, having to her credit $5,281.28.

Demand was made by her for payment on June 30,1933. The bank however had at that time notice of a claim to a part of the deposit, adverse to the depositor.

Under the law as it existed on June 30th, the bank was not obliged to pay the depositor, but could await the determination of the adverse claim: Hemphill et al. v. Yerkes, 132 Pa. 545; The Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Nat. Bank v. Ryan, 64 Pa. 236; S. Catanzaro & Sons, Inc., v. Hellman Commercial Trust & Savings Bank, 281 Pa. 468.

On July 3, 1933, the…